Introduction The poem Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda emphasizes the importance of peace and silence everywhere. It mainly focuses on maintaining tranquility in our environment as he is bothered about harming animals, the bitterness amongst the humans or man made wars. He has tried to portray his subdued expression of peace by inciting some beautiful […]
Introduction The author of “My Mother at Sixty-Six”, “Kamala Das”, is renowned for depicting the complexity of “human relationships”. The poem is one of the best representations of a human connection, especially between a “mother and daughter”. It expresses the poet’s suffering and fear of losing her mother as a result of the terrible fact […]
Introduction Kumudini Lakhia’s development as a dancer is laid bare in Bridges. The author describes her lifelong pursuit of becoming a dancer in considerable detail, giving the work its “autobiographical” label. The author opens with a discussion of the challenges inherent with dancing. She believes that dancing skill is learned and not innate. Summary The […]
Introduction Electric charge is an intrinsic property of matter that allows it to experience a force when placed in an electric field. Charges are classified into two types or signs: positive, and negative. You can create a simple charged object by rubbing a balloon against your hair, which transfers charges from one body to another. […]
Introduction In simple terms, force is just a way for two objects to interact. Its effect is that of a push or pull and it causes a change in the position and/or velocity of the object it is being applied on. The application of force also lends us the possibility of doing work as the […]
Introduction The concept of pressure plays an integral role in our daily activities. For instance, a knife edge exerts a large amount of pressure on fruits and vegetables. While the science behind it may be new for some people, this occurs because the edge of the knife is very sharp. Surfaces that have small areas […]
Introduction A plane slanted at a particular angle is known as an inclined plane. Such a plane is connected to the ground on one end while the other end is raised by a given height that is referred to as the slant height. The angle of inclination for an inclined plane is defined as that […]
Introduction A wave is defined as the propagation of a continuous disturbance across two points. They can propagate with, or without a medium in between the given points and on this basis, they are broadly classified as follows: Mechanical waves: A wave that requires a medium to propagate. For sound waves cannot travel in vacuum. […]
Introduction In 1820, Hans Oersted conducted a famous experiment using a compass needle and a current-carrying conductor. He observed that when no current was flowing through the conductor placed near the compass, the latter would always point towards the north pole. However, when the conductor was carrying a current, the needle deflected in a particular […]